Report: Coaches association meeting with NFL execs

With the NFL currently locking out its game officials, only a year after locking out the players over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, another one of the league's labor partners has reached out to pave the way for better salaries and benefits.

In a letter obtained by CBSSports.com, Cornwell mentions meetings with the league and how the continuation of the NFLPA's "senseless" and "petty" lawsuit has consumed the association's funds while it separates itself from the players union.
The coaches association hired Cornwell in February for his "experience and relationships."

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